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Somalia

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Taipei vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 2.4 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 94.9% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 13.6 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Taipei

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Taipei are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Mogadishu, you would:

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$4.71 NT$152.81	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$5.65 NT$183.37	+25.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.92 NT$29.80	-21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.65 NT$21.18	+26.3%
Average			+32.6%

Mogadishu vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.9% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$2.02 NT$65.64	+24.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$9.85 NT$319.53	+293.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$11.54 NT$374.58	+134.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$2.72 NT$88.34	+43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$4.45 NT$144.40	+153.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$2.23 NT$72.36	+31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$1.51 NT$48.90	+232.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$1.38 NT$44.91	+1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$2.02 NT$65.53	+247.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$1.25 NT$40.46	+83.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$1.04 NT$33.78	+31.1%
Average			+94.9%

Mogadishu vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$3.94 NT$127.95	+16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.67 NT$1,222.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$33,523.97 NT$1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$8.95 NT$290.33	+65.7%
Average			+26.1%

Mogadishu vs. Taipei - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$27.40 NT$889.19	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+419.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	+523.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	-45.8%
Average			+250.5%

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pay 13.6 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+746.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+2094.2%
Average			+1262.4%

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pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.83 NT$91.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$3.42 NT$111.13	+71.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.92 NT$127.34
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$9.73 NT$315.80
Average			+46.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	+351.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	+185.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	+239.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	+223.3%
Average			+245.0%

Mogadishu vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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